diff --git a/GhosttyTabs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/GhosttyTabs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9ad696da..9604d4c2 100644
--- a/GhosttyTabs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/GhosttyTabs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 			A5001303 /* SurfaceSearchOverlay.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5001301 /* SurfaceSearchOverlay.swift */; };
 			A50012F1 /* Backport.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A50012F0 /* Backport.swift */; };
 			A50012F3 /* KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A50012F2 /* KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift */; };
+			A50012F5 /* KeyboardLayout.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A50012F4 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */; };
 			A5001521 /* PostHogAnalytics.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5001520 /* PostHogAnalytics.swift */; };
 			A5001201 /* UpdateController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5001211 /* UpdateController.swift */; };
 		A5001202 /* UpdateDelegate.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5001212 /* UpdateDelegate.swift */; };
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
 		A5001301 /* SurfaceSearchOverlay.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Find/SurfaceSearchOverlay.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A50012F0 /* Backport.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Backport.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A50012F2 /* KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		A50012F4 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeyboardLayout.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5001211 /* UpdateController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Update/UpdateController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5001212 /* UpdateDelegate.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Update/UpdateDelegate.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5001213 /* UpdateDriver.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Update/UpdateDriver.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@
 					B9000017A1B2C3D4E5F60719 /* WindowDragHandleView.swift */,
 					A50012F0 /* Backport.swift */,
 					A50012F2 /* KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift */,
+					A50012F4 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */,
 					A5001013 /* TabManager.swift */,
 					A5001511 /* UITestRecorder.swift */,
 					A5001520 /* PostHogAnalytics.swift */,
@@ -559,6 +562,7 @@
 					B9000018A1B2C3D4E5F60719 /* WindowDragHandleView.swift in Sources */,
 					A50012F1 /* Backport.swift in Sources */,
 					A50012F3 /* KeyboardShortcutSettings.swift in Sources */,
+					A50012F5 /* KeyboardLayout.swift in Sources */,
 						A5001003 /* TabManager.swift in Sources */,
 						A5001501 /* UITestRecorder.swift in Sources */,
 						A5001521 /* PostHogAnalytics.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
index cde12a35..37bd7ddd 100644
--- a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
+++ b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
@@ -2918,7 +2918,10 @@ class GhosttyNSView: NSView, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
                 "ign=\(cmuxScalarHex(event.charactersIgnoringModifiers)) mods=\(event.modifierFlags.rawValue)"
             )
 #endif
-            return
+            // If Ghostty handled the key (action/encoding), we're done.
+            // If not (e.g. `ignore` keybind), fall through to interpretKeyEvents
+            // so the IME gets a chance to process this event.
+            if handled { return }
         }
 
         let action = event.isARepeat ? GHOSTTY_ACTION_REPEAT : GHOSTTY_ACTION_PRESS
@@ -2973,9 +2976,25 @@ class GhosttyNSView: NSView, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
         // so we can detect when composition ends.
         let markedTextBefore = markedText.length > 0
 
+        // Capture the keyboard layout ID before interpretation so we can
+        // detect if an IME changed it (e.g. toggling input methods).
+        // We only check when not already in a preedit state.
+        let keyboardIdBefore: String? = if (!markedTextBefore) {
+            KeyboardLayout.id
+        } else {
+            nil
+        }
+
         // Let the input system handle the event (for IME, dead keys, etc.)
         interpretKeyEvents([translationEvent])
 
+        // If the keyboard layout changed, an input method grabbed the event.
+        // Sync preedit and return without sending the key to Ghostty.
+        if !markedTextBefore, let kbBefore = keyboardIdBefore, kbBefore != KeyboardLayout.id {
+            syncPreedit(clearIfNeeded: markedTextBefore)
+            return
+        }
+
         // Sync the preedit state with Ghostty so it can render the IME
         // composition overlay (e.g. for Korean, Japanese, Chinese input).
         syncPreedit(clearIfNeeded: markedTextBefore)
diff --git a/Sources/KeyboardLayout.swift b/Sources/KeyboardLayout.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4407461f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/KeyboardLayout.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import Carbon
+
+class KeyboardLayout {
+    /// Return a string ID of the current keyboard input source.
+    static var id: String? {
+        if let source = TISCopyCurrentKeyboardInputSource()?.takeRetainedValue(),
+           let sourceIdPointer = TISGetInputSourceProperty(source, kTISPropertyInputSourceID) {
+            let sourceId = Unmanaged<CFString>.fromOpaque(sourceIdPointer).takeUnretainedValue()
+            return sourceId as String
+        }
+
+        return nil
+    }
+}